Kids & Family

Lego soccer table

Lego soccer table

Fra Fondi sent us info on this awesome soccer (foosball) table, made entirely of Lego parts, and programmed and controlled (sounds, score-keeping) with the Lego WeDo kit. Sariel tells us that: “Counting the game score and returning balls to a box are both fully automated. The actual game remains, obviously, fully manual, with eight players […]

The Grandparent’s Game

The Grandparent’s Game

Today is Fun shares a clever game that gets grandchildren to interact with their grandparents (and vice versa). Sort of a generation gap icebreaker. The Grandparent’s Game! A visit from grandparents is a very exciting occurrence in our house. The grandparents are delighted to see the kids and vice versa. However, due to the gap […]

July is kid stuff!

July is kid stuff!

We’re thrilled to announce that July is kid’s month on Make: Online. We’re constantly getting requests to do more kid-related content and projects, so stay tuned over the coming month for much more of this on the site. We’ll have round-ups of our best kid-related coverage so far, in the magazine and here on the […]

Recycled Paper Press in the Maker Shed

Making your own art paper is fun to do on the patio in summertime. Maker Shed carries the Recycled Paper Press Experiment Kit to get you started: Recycle your scrap paper, old newspapers, and tissue paper into beautiful hand-crafted paper. Start with a slurry of paper pulp, drain it in the sieve tray, then press […]

Downloadable Kids’ Dart Gun Targets

Downloadable Kids’ Dart Gun Targets

Diane Gilleland recently turned me on to the blog What I Made from Scott Bedford in London. Scott’s illustrations and projects are fun and charming and clever, and I’m really enjoying going through his archives and look forward to seeing more from him. This fun set of kids’ dart gun targets are available for download […]

Bush Hat

The sun is as high in the sky as it gets, this time of year right around the longest day of the year. Which means more intense UV rays. Wear a hat and sunscreen! I like this bush hat that vegbee of indietutes made for her son and daughter. Stylish and convertible. The cape’s pretty […]

How-To: Dried Fruit Rolls

Instructables user tcup120 writes: Fruit rolls are fun to eat, and not too hard to make. Inspired by Fruit Rollups and Fruit Leather, I made a fresh variation with no sugar added. WIth my families allergies, sack lunches were almost always in order. But what to pack? These are cute and healthy options that will […]